Belt rack



Dc. 26, 1944. A, R BROTHERS 2,366,085

BELT RACK Filed Jan. 26,1944

INVENTOR. H55 1 BROTHERS BY Z I ATT RNEY Patented Dec. 26, 1944 UNITED ,iSTATES PATENT OFFlfiE i 12,366,085 M BELT RACK Abe It. lirothers, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application January 2e, 1944, Serial n 519,708 r ijoiann. f (01.211 60) This invention is a rack'for supporting belts when not in use, in such manner that they will be 'maintainedin neat and tidy condition and free of wrinkles, and displayed in a way to permit ready selection and removal from the rack when desired. i

Accordingto present styles, .a preponderant number of ladies" dresses are of the type which include detachablebelts, generally made of ma-- terial appropriate to the particularjdress with j which theyareadaptedto be worn, although belts made from leather or other materials" are common. These beltsare,in most cases, un-

attached to the dress, sothat when a dress is taken off and hung upgthe'jbelts must be stored in a separateplace and it is not infr'equent that they become lost or fmisplaced. Many women simply hang up the belts ona hookin thB'CIOSEt where it is often necessary to remove all the belts on the hook beforethe one peculiar to the the belts and store them in bureau drawers where they become dusted with face powders or stained with finger nail polish and other extraneous materials.

There is a definite need for some satisfactory means to keep belts in a convenient accessible and tidy condition and this fact not only applies to ladies belts, but also to those worn by men. The present invention provides a convenient rack for this purpose. I

Speaking generally, the belt rack of the present invention comprises a plurality of strips of materialwhich are preferably, although not necessarily, resilient in nature. These strips are adapted to besuperimposed on one another with spacers between them and with spacers also at one side of one of them, and screws or nails are passed through alined holes in the strips and in the spacers and engaged with any convenient support, such as the inside of a closet door, so that such strips are positioned horizontally in spaced apart relation to one another and to the contiguous door surface. The spacers employed are of sufiicient thickness to permit the strap portion of the belt to pass between the forward strip and gage it from the rack. r

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will be apparent from the hereinmoved by drawing the "belt upwardly to disenafter detailed description and appended claim;

when readin conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

The drawing illustrates one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction shown thereinistobe understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention. Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing a belt rack of the present invention attached to one surface of a door with a couple of belts supported thereon. a T i Figure 2 is a front elevationof therack detached. i a

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 showingtherack secured to the .door, which is illustrated in section in this figure. 1

Figure 4 is -a' fragmental perspective view of the several component-parts of the rack detached and separated from one another, but in substantially the relative positions which theyoccupy the rear strip and between the rear strip and when assembled.

Referring to the drawing, I and 2 designate two strips. These may be made of any suitable material, but, in practice, I preferably make them from a synthetic, such as Masonite or a plastic. They are preferably made relatively thin, so as not to occupy undue space in the direction of their thickness and to permit parts of certain types of belt buckles to engage themselves over the strip as shown at the left in Figure 1. The strip l is also preferably made somewhat narrower than the strip12. They may be made of different lengths, but for the purpose of illustration I have shown them as both of the same length.

These strips are adapted to be mounted on any suitable support, such as the inner surface of a closet door 3 by means of screws 4. These screws are adapted to be screwed into the door after passing through perforations la and 2a which are provided, respectively, near the opposite ends of the strips I and 2 and through perforated spacers 5 and 6, the former of which are positioned between the strips l and 2 and the latter of which are positioned between the strip 2 and the adjacent face of the door.

The spacers are of a thickness slightly greater than the thickness of the average belt strap, but less than the thickness of the buckle and the binding which secures the buckle to the strap. Conparticular belt desired can be selected and resequently the straps of a plurality of belts, one of which is indicated at B, may be passed downwardly through the space or slot between the strips I and 2 to support such belts as indicated in Figure 1, while the straps of other belts, one of which is indicated at B, may be passed downwardly between the strip 2 and the adjacent face of the door to support these latter belts in a manner also shown in Figure 1. The strip 1 is adapted to hold the narrow belts and smaller buckles, as well as belts of soft materialswhich usually have small buckles, in the manner indicated at B. The strip 2 is adapted to hold the wider belts with the larger buckles, as shown at B.

I preferably make the strips l and 2 of somewhat resilient material, so that if a belt strap slightly thicker than the thickness of the spacers 5 or B is encountered, the strips may be slightly sprung or bent to ermit of the support of such a belt, but experience has shown that even when such strips are sprung, the spacing will not be sufliciently great to release other belts having straps of considerably less thickness.

In the form of the invention shown in the drawing, the strips ar shown as substantially rectangular with rounded corners, but, if 'desired, they maybe mad of more ornate shapes or designs without departing from this invention.

The drawing shows two strips, but, if desired, additional strips may be. added in superimposed 2,366,085 a a a at'the time of manufacture by making the screw holes through these parts somewhat larger and then assembling these parts by means of eyelet" is to be understood as fully commensurate with. the appended claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

. as the front strip but wider than and positioned relation to one another with spacers between successive strips, so as to provide a space forthe storage of additional belts and the screws 4 may be utilized to secure all of these strip in spaced superimposed relation in the same manner as these screws mount the two strips as shown in rearwardly of the front strip with the back strip projecting appreciably above the upper edge of the front strip, Spacers adjacent to and between the opposite ends of said strips to space them apart and form between them an elongated slot extending uninterrup-tedly for nearly the full length of said front strip, and additional Spacers adjacent to the opposite ends of the back strip and at the rearthereof to space said back strip from the fiatuprightsurface of an appropriate support on which the rack is. adapted-to be supported, to form between said back strip andsupport an additional elongated slot extending uninterruptedly for nearly the full length of said back strip. both of said slots being of sufficient size to permit belt straps to be passed there- Y through but too narrow to permit-0f the passage ofthe belt buckles, whereby belts are supported in said slots by engagement of their buckles with the upper edges of said strips, and means for mounting the assembled back and ,front strips andspacers on an appropriate upright support,

ABE R. BROTHERS 

